Ink-well-supporting attachment for desks



(No Model R. E. RAYMAN. INK WBLL SUPPORTING ATTAGHMENT FOB DBSKS. No.&383,943. Patented June 8,'1897.

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PATENT INK-WELL-SUPPORTNG ATTACHMENT FOR DESKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 583943, dated J' une 8,1897.

Application filed July 10, 1896. Serial No. 598,(i55. (Ne model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT E. RAYMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Logan, in the County of Hocking and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Inkell-supportingAttachments for Desks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of ink-well attachments fordesks, and has particular relation to attachments of this class forschool-desks.

The objects of my invention are to provide a simple and inexpensiveink-well and support therefor, to provide improved means for supportingthe ink-well from the desk and inclosing the same beneath the desk, andproduce other improvements, the details of Construction of which will bemore fully pointed outhereinafter. These objects I accomplish in themanner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aView in elevation of a portion of a desk having my improved ink-well andsupport thereon, said ink-well being shown as closed beneath the fiangeor edge of the desh-top. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of myimproved ink-well and support, showing said :Ink-well extendedfrom thedesh in position for use. Fig. 3 is a plan View of a modified form ofink-well and support. Fig. 4: is a central longitndinal section thereof,and Fig. 5 is a central sectional View through the keeper or hangerwhich I employ in the Construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

Similar letters refer to similar parts through out the several views.

a, represents the desh-top or the projecting edge portion thereof, and brepresents a bracket-plate which, as indicated in the d raw ings, issecured to the under side of said desktop, preferably near the outeredge thereof. The bracket-plate b has depending therefrom a central stemb'.

12 represents a hearing-head, the latter being provided with a centralshort upwardlyextending stern portion b and an enlarged base portion 6The upper side of the out'- wardly-projecting portion of the base b* isbeveled or inelined downwa-rdly in the direction of the outer edge ofthe desh-top. The bearing-head thus formed is designed to have its sternportion b secured against or united with the stern portion b' of thehracket-plate by means of a uniting-screw c, the latter entering andengaging screw-holcs formed through said head and stems.

c' represents an ink-well-supporting arm, the inner end of which isformed witha downwardly-projecting boss portion 6 the lower side ofwhich is beveled or inclined to conform to the bevel or inclination ofthe bearing-head top. Through this inner end of the arm c' passesloosely the lower portion of the stem b' and upper portion of the stem bthe inclined lower side of the arm b being thus made to bear on theinclined surface of the hearing-head ?3 and the arm c' being thusjournaled on said stems. The outer end of the arm c' enters a socket ina lateral projection (Z of an ink-well ci", the latter being formed ofglass or other suitable material, and said inserted arm end beingintersected by a screw or pin d which serves to form a detachableconnection of said arm and ink- Well. As indicated in the drawings, theinclinations of the upper side of the hearinghead b'* and the under sideof the hearing portion of the arm c' are such as to result, When saidink-Well-supporting arm is thrown inward, in'the gradual elevation ofthe inkwell. In this manner the normally open top of the ink-well may bemade to fit closelybeneath a desk or pad of suitable material e, whichis secured to the under side of the desktop at the proper point.

In the manner above described it will readily be seen that simple,reliable, and inexpensive means are not only provided forsupporting anink-well from the desh, but for cl0sing the same beneath said desktopand pro- Viding an air and dust tight cover therefor.

It is obvious that in the manner above described the ink-well may, whennot in use, be supported in a position which will in no wise interferewith the movements of the scholar or with the handling of books, slates,

or papers.

As indicated in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 of the drawings I may employ aslightly-different method of supporting the imir-well, consisting in theemployment of an ink-well-supporting bar g, which is adapted to slidewithin a keeper or hanger h, which is secured to the under side of thedesk-top, thereby admitting of theink- Well being moved inward oroutward, as may be desired. As indicated in the drawings, the ink-wellh', when supported in the manner last described, may be made to dependfrom a slightly-eniarged head h of the bar g, said head thus being madeto abut against the outer side of the keeper h and limit the inwardmovement of said bar g. The inner end of the bar g may be provided witha downturned end portion g', which is adapted to come into contact withthe rear side of the keeper h, and therebylimit the outward movement ofsaid bar.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

ROBERT E. RAYMAN.

In presence of C. C. SHEPHERD, E. XV.- BRENKER.`

